European Business School London
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European Business School London (EBS London) is located in Regent's Park in central London, England. EBS London was established in 1979, and is a constituent school of Regent's College.
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| Established | 1979 |
| Type | Business School |
| Dean | Martin Timbrell |
| Director | Prof. Michael Scriven |
| Students | 900 |
| Undergraduates | BA(Hons) International Business |
| Postgraduates | MSc Global Banking and Finance MA Entrepreneurial Management MA International Marketing MA International Business MA Human Resources |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.ebslondon.ac.uk |
The European Business School London is a private business school, part of Regent's College, offers a range of courses including a pre-degree foundation course, degree and postgraduate courses (some of which are accredited by the Open University) with a focus on international business and management.
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[edit] People
Nick Bowen
Peter Green
Richard Mannix
Assia Rolls
Michael Scriven
Ibrahim Sirkeci
Alan Sitkin
John Thorp
Birgit Wildt
[edit] Ranking
The EBS is not listed on any UK university rankings (such as the Times Good University Guide). According to the EBS this is because: "As a private institution, EBS London does not receive any funding from the British government, and therefore are not included in the Research Assessment Exercise".[1]
[edit] Student profile
EBS London recruits a large percentage of its students from overseas providing a highly diverse student body, with about 90 nationalities present on campus. These are complemented by international exchange students.
[edit] Courses
The main undergraduate course is its "BA(Hons) International Business", involving compulsory training in one or two languages. Furthermore, the course offers the possibility to pursue a major in selected areas, including finance, marketing, human resources management, law etc. Languages offered are Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, German, French, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Portuguese and Arabic.
The BA(Hons) International Business includes two study semesters in selected partner institutions abroad, and requires 36 weeks of industry placements for completion.
A BA (Hons) in International Event Management was added in 2008.
The school also provides tailor-made executive training to companies and institutions.
[edit] Research Institutes
The school incorporates the research Institute of Contemporary European Studies (iCES). Established in 2008 [2] iCES joins a select pool of European Universities that contribute to the debate on contemporary European Studies.
The Institute of Contemporary European Studies is famous for organising the prestigious Jean Monnet Lecture and Europe in the World annual Lecture. These lectures provide an opportunity to hear prominent public and academic figures on issues of current and future importance to Europe. The calibre of iCES speakers and guest testifies to the high reputation of the EBS London lecture series and to the research profile of the Institute of Contemporary European Studies.
The Institute of Contemporary European Studies is located at the European Business School London. According to Regent's College services, iCES is run by three academic members from within ESB London and a group of ten advisors from academic sectors, business and finance and other European Business Schools and counts with several research fellows.
Research Institute Members:
- Professor Michael Scriven
- Professor John Drew
- Dr Angels Trias i Valls
iCES as a unique Research Institute within ESB London publishes the iCES Occasional Paper series with expert position papers by distinguished authors and specialists on European themes. They are published throughout the year. iCES also publishes the 'Contemporary Europe iCES Annual Review', and 'iCES Occasional Papers'; and offers research opportunities to scholars to advance research on contemporary European topics.
[edit] Partner Institutions
The partner institutions (ca. 70) are located in all over the world. Students choose their partner universities through the language(s) that they are learning at EBSL.There are a significant number of high ranked universities, e.g. Aoyama Gakuin University (Tokyo, Japan), Witten/Herdecke University (Witten, Germany), Munich Business School (Munich, Germany), Pace University (New York, USA), Espeme business school (Lille-Nice, France), San Francisco State University (San Francisco, USA), Universidad de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), Universidad del Pacífico (Perú) and many more.
In 2008 EBS London became an official member of EBSI (European Business School International Group)Financial and International Business News
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ebslondon.ac.uk/about_ebs/accreditation/ranking.aspx
- ^ http://www.ebslondon.ac.uk/ICES/about_ices/welcome.aspx
